2.2 Texas Revolution Review

Where were most of the empresarios' land grants located?

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Reason for the Battle of Gonzalez?

• to take over the garrison

• to stop the Mexican Army from controlling the Gulf of Mexico

• Mexico wanted loaned weapons back

• to disarm Texans who threatened Santa Claus

Reason for the Fredonia Rebellion?

• Edwards' land contract cancelled becauase of arguments

• Austin wanted free slaves

• Santa Anna wanted to make Americans leave

• Mexico wanted more Texans there

MAIN reason for Turtle Bayou Resolution

• criticize Santa Anna

• explain why Texans attacked Mexican soldiers

• support Presidente Bustamante

• end the civil war

Another reason for Turtle Bayou Resolution

• protest the actions of the Mexican government

• ask to end slavery

• to ask Mexico to stop immigration

• stop fentanyl at the border

Which document

-created the 1st constitutional government in Texas

-gave rights to Texans

-Santa Anna violated this document

• Turle Bayou Resolution

• US Constitution

• Law of April 6

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

George Childress

• was colonel in the army

• Santa Anna's top lawyer

• wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence

• 1st empresario

Mexican National Era

• created empresario system

• created mission system

• created oil industry

• created Texas as a state

was the "Lexington of Texas"

• Goliad

• Coleto

• Alamo

• Gonzales

Whose letter said "I am beseiged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans"?

• Sam Houston

• William Travis

• Tiger Woods

• Lorenzo de Zavala